Dr. Marlon King delivers his State of the School address during the 4th Annual JMCSS Gala was held on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at the Grant Event Center on the campus of Union University.
This week, we’ll visit with Rhonda Heard, School and Community Engagement Advisor for Jackson-Madison County Schools. We will discuss the Open Enrollment season for students, and the exciting magnet school options families can consider for 2025. Also joining us this morning is Starr Smith, school counselor at South Side High School. She’ll help us highlight multiple career programs and dual enrollment options at South Side and our traditional high school campuses.
Jackson Academic STEAM Academy (JASA) Principal Dr. Josie Currie joins us on this episode to share exciting details of JASA's new partnership with Union University. She'll also explain the meaning of PRINCESS-PAL. PLUS Coach Kendall Dancy, the new head coach of the JCM boys basketball team, provides a preview of his first season with the Cougars [and a cool story about his time as a professional basketball player].
This week, we are taking a moment to celebrate school counselors and their work in schools across the district. We’ll be joined by Christen Barron of JCM and Aimee Evans of Arlington Elementary. They’ll give us some insight into the critical tasks professional school counselors complete for our students and families.
